Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen Probes

Abstract The generation of a high‐frequency plasmaspheric hiss (HFPH) wave observed by Van Allen Probes is studied in this letter for the first time. The wave has a moderate power spectral density (∼10−6 nT2/Hz), with a frequency range extended from 2 to 10 kHz. The correlated observations of waves...

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Main Authors: Zhaoguo He, Lunjin Chen, Xu Liu, Hui Zhu, Si Liu, Zhonglei Gao, Yong Cao
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Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081578
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Zhonglei Gao
Yong Cao
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description Abstract The generation of a high‐frequency plasmaspheric hiss (HFPH) wave observed by Van Allen Probes is studied in this letter for the first time. The wave has a moderate power spectral density (∼10−6 nT2/Hz), with a frequency range extended from 2 to 10 kHz. The correlated observations of waves and particles indicate that HFPH is associated with the enhancement of electron flux during the substorm on 6 January 2014. Calculations of the wave linear growth rate driven by the fitted electron phase space density show that the electron distribution after the substorm onset is efficient for the HFPH generation. The energy of the contributing electrons is about 1–2 keV, which is consistent with the observation. These results support that the observed HFPH is likely to be generated locally inside the plasmasphere due to the instability of injected kiloelectron volt electrons.
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spelling doaj-art-e7ebb1adb0184499ae9e30199f861ced2025-08-20T02:31:39ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072019-02-014631141114810.1029/2018GL081578Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen ProbesZhaoguo He0Lunjin Chen1Xu Liu2Hui Zhu3Si Liu4Zhonglei Gao5Yong Cao6School of Atmospheric Science Sun Yat‐sen University Zhuhai ChinaDepartment of Physics University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX USADepartment of Physics University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX USADepartment of Physics University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX USADepartment of Physics University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX USASchool of Physics and Electronic Sciences Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen ChinaAbstract The generation of a high‐frequency plasmaspheric hiss (HFPH) wave observed by Van Allen Probes is studied in this letter for the first time. The wave has a moderate power spectral density (∼10−6 nT2/Hz), with a frequency range extended from 2 to 10 kHz. The correlated observations of waves and particles indicate that HFPH is associated with the enhancement of electron flux during the substorm on 6 January 2014. Calculations of the wave linear growth rate driven by the fitted electron phase space density show that the electron distribution after the substorm onset is efficient for the HFPH generation. The energy of the contributing electrons is about 1–2 keV, which is consistent with the observation. These results support that the observed HFPH is likely to be generated locally inside the plasmasphere due to the instability of injected kiloelectron volt electrons.https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081578plasmaspheric hisshigh frequencylocal generationsubstorm injectionelectron
spellingShingle Zhaoguo He
Lunjin Chen
Xu Liu
Hui Zhu
Si Liu
Zhonglei Gao
Yong Cao
Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen Probes
Geophysical Research Letters
plasmaspheric hiss
high frequency
local generation
substorm injection
electron
title Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen Probes
title_full Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen Probes
title_fullStr Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen Probes
title_full_unstemmed Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen Probes
title_short Local Generation of High‐Frequency Plasmaspheric Hiss Observed by Van Allen Probes
title_sort local generation of high frequency plasmaspheric hiss observed by van allen probes
topic plasmaspheric hiss
high frequency
local generation
substorm injection
electron
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081578
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